Trained my ass off for 8 years and ended up a 2x ncaa champ And 7 time all American (d3)
Trained my ass off for 8 years and ended up a 2x ncaa champ And 7 time all American (d3)
Being an All-American, winning a national title, or making a national team... Would have been my choices 5 years ago. Easily though it is my wife. Looking at everything I've done and hopefully will still continue to do (early 20's), I owe it all to her.
Created a billion dollar company from nothing.
THE REAL CHAMP wrote:
Double gold in Rio 2016. 1500/800 both run in world record time. 3:10 and 1:34. Times were so unbelievable that they edited me out of the results and race video.
Hey Merber
Recreating my image. Going from a normal kid with acne to a ripped dancer and bodybuilder.
Can run sub 2:30.
Can still orgasm like I could when I was 14.
17 consecutive Bostons.
Greatest selfless achievement: married for 8 years, no divorce, we have a kid who has never needed to get spanked.
Selfish achievement: I've never lost a warrior competition or soldier/NCO of the month/quarter board. Won all levels up to division and post. 10 AAMs, 2 ARCOMs, 6 COAs all with no deployments in 6 years. Honor graduate of ALC. (Only military folk might be able to decode this ramble.)
Alan
1) Getting injured in collegiate running my last year. Signed my first professional cycling contract 2.5 years later because of it.
Being arrested by the FBI.
oh please wrote:
My current job. Good benefits, 6 figures, no degree. Started an entry level position (data entry) for just over 20k per year, and worked and worked and worked my way out of it. Proving myself over and over.
So I know 6 figures no big deal here, but I grew up poor trash being told by parents that I would end up dead or in jail "like your uncle XXXX." When I was in school it didn't even dawn on my until my junior year that "hey, maybe I'm not as stupid as people would have be believe." But by then it was too late, years of bad grades, no extra curriculars. Parents had no money for college and also wouldn't disclose their financials for aid. I made tons of mistakes in my early 20s but eventually figured it out by never giving up or settling.
We have a winner. Congrats dude.
Hmmm, this is a good question. I can't say that I know.
Let's see; grew up in a broken home, welfare, sliding almost as far down the socio-economic ladder as is possible (the 4 of us were homeless for a summer - long story), excelled at youth football, baseball, soccer, not so much in tennis, and finally found running, participated on a top 5 nationally ranked HS xc team, NAIA/NCAA Div I runner, Army Paratrooper, AG Triathlete, CPA, Entrepreneur, World Traveler (50 plus countries), Rancher, father of 4, lots of volunteering and kid coaching, etc.
All of this pales in comparison to my single greatest accomplishment: stumbling upon my wife and convincing her to marry me.
She is something else and no matter how many adventures I dragged her through she came out of them stronger than before. Now she is dragging me through adventures and I can't help but admire her every single day of the year.
Playing with the Atlanta Symphony and Cleveland Symphony.
Sorry, I'm another one who can't choose. Either it was
a) becoming a U.S. Presidential Scholar (great--peak when you're 17), or
b) starting the women's t&f/xc programs at three major universities, the first two as a volunteer.
I've given a few thousand to GiveDirectly over the years. Probably the most positive impact I've had by a big margin.
Personally, I am most proud of a forthcoming scientific publication, but it's likely only going to be of interest to a few dozen people. Just chipping away at things, trying to remember how lucky I am to be able to focus on things beyond survival.
So far full athletic scholarship.
I have both HS and collegiate records. Does it matter that my HS is a small Indiana school with 400 students or the college no longer has an XC program and only had one for like 8 years, 2 of which were in the 70s? Lol
Alan
Becoming a CPA. Had a very rough childhood with both parents killing themselves with drugs by the time I was a freshman in college. I was addicted to drugs and alcohol for a while and was lucky to make it through college. Had major lifestyle changes when I was almost kicked out of college, and now I have 3 kids and great wife, good career and still running/lifting decent considering the balancing act.
Retired for time at 28, 36, 54, 70 years old.
Pass me the Kombucha wrote:
1) Getting injured in collegiate running my last year. Signed my first professional cycling contract 2.5 years later because of it.
Hi Barry